The SOLAS Container Weight Verification Requirement

Customer advisory
CA059-2016
The SOLAS Container Weight Verification Requirement
Verified Gross Mass (VGM)
UASC Online – features and functionalities
16 June, 2016
Further to our advisory dated 24 January, 2016, in our quest to ensure customers are as informed as possible, we
have shared details on UASC’s online feature and functionalities, as well as submission of VGM information by you
and your designated parties. Our online system displays the VGM cut-off dates and alerts you on all the important
milestones; predominantly related to UASC’s online platform and ERP.
Effective 1 July, 2016, we will be ready with an easy to use and complete VGM solution for our registered UASC
Online customers.
VGM cut-off timelines
UASC Online keeps you well informed on
VGM cut-off timelines at every step of the
process, including sailing schedules, booking,
shipping instructions, Bill of Lading
corrections and ‘active shipments’.
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VGM cut-off date and ‘Due for VGM’
Our e-Commerce portal assists you by exhibiting and alerting VGM cut-off dates throughout the documentation
process with an option to filter ‘due for VGM’ shipments only.
This feature is available in:
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Booking
Shipping Instructions
Bill of Lading corrections
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VGM submitted for all containers in a specific booking is displayed in green, whereas VGM due for one or more
containers will be displayed in red. Click the date to see the VGM status of all containers.
Find VGM status
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How do I know VGM is submitted for my shipments?
Can I search the VGM status against a booking or bill of lading number?
The answer is YES! It is possible to search the VGM status of your shipments through two easy steps.
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Select search reference type from a pre-defined list e.g. by container number, booking or Bill of Lading
number
Update reference number and click ‘Search’ button to see the VGM status
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Submit VGM information to UASC directly
A flexible and user friendly interface is available for you to submit the VGM from UASC’s online portal. We have
also included the option to submit VGM by specific container (or) for all containers in a booking or a Bill of Lading.
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Choose an appropriate search reference to submit VGM i.e. by container (or) booking (or) Bill of Lading
Type ‘reference’ and choose your preference for container selection – i.e., VGM pending only (or) Custom
selection (or) all available containers
Complete all mandatory fields and other required information in the VGM Information section
Update weight and UOM (Unit of Measurement) in the bottom grid and submit VGM
See ‘Action’ section where we have included the option to copy weight to all or specific containers. It is also
possible to remove containers which are already selected for VGM submission. If you select this option, VGM
submission details will be removed, while booking details will remain.
A ‘tool tip’ will be available against each field for you to understand ‘what’ needs to be inserted in that field.
Important Note: VGM amendments for a container can be submitted by retrieving the same booking
number/container number. The history of amendments can be seen by clicking the “Submitted – accepted” link
under VGM status as shown below.
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Authorize Third Parties (ATP) to submit VGM
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UASC Online admin users are permitted to create and manage Authorized Third Parties (ATP), who can, in
turn, submit the VGM on your behalf.
Admin users can activate, de-activate, reset passwords and notify the ATP.
An ATP with valid user credentials will be able to submit the VGM on your behalf.
Admin users from the customer side will have access to create and manage user credentials, as well as notify
ATPs directly from UASC Online.
Who is the UASC Online Admin user of your company? Click your name and see the assigned UASC Online
role under ‘My Colleagues’ list.
Don’t have an Admin user for UASC
Online?
Please contact ecommerce@uasc.net
immediately and include the existing UASC
Online user email of whom you want to
provide admin rights.
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Alert message and quick link to submit VGM
As a proactive measure, if VGM submission is pending for one or more containers of a specific transaction, UASC
Online alerts customers while submitting Shipping Instructions and Bill of Lading corrections - with a quick link to
the VGM submission screen.
Other modes to transmit VGM information to UASC
We are well prepared to support our customers to meet the VGM compliance. Though UASC Online is our
preferred mode, it is also possible to transmit VGM from a number of alternative solutions.
If you do not use any of our e-Commerce solutions, we will accept VGM information by email. However, please
note that if VGM is submitted by email, there will be a delay in processing your request due to the time needed to
manually feed the data to our systems and additional charges may occur.
Contact us:
Subject
Queries related to VGM procedures
VGM FAQs
UASC Online FAQs
Local Agency office
Contact
ecommerce@uasc.net
http://www.uasc.net/en/verified-gross-mass
http://uasconline.uasc.net/
http://www.uasc.net/en/offices
For more information related to the VGM, please find here our dedicated VGM page on the corporate website.
Yours sincerely,
Eric B. Williams
Vice President
Global Head of Sales & Marketing
United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.)
Disclaimer: This text has potentially also been translated into local language(s). In the event of any conflict or discrepancy between the local
language and English version, the English version shall prevail.
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